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Woman Found Dead on Baltimore Beltway and 2014 Taxi Van Pulled From Inner Harbor

Autopsies are pending as forensic teams work to identify the long-submerged body pulled from a 2014 taxi van

Overview

  • On July 27 a Maryland State Police trooper discovered a woman unresponsive in the back of a black Jeep Wrangler parked on the shoulder of I-695 near Perring Parkway
  • Emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is performing an autopsy to determine the cause of death
  • On July 24 Baltimore Police divers recovering from a training exercise located a Honda minivan bearing Silver Taxi Cab Service markings with a body inside
  • Authorities confirmed the van was reported missing from Waldorf in December 2014 and estimate it had remained underwater for several years
  • Maryland State Police and Baltimore Police continue to coordinate forensic and investigative efforts amid a series of 2025 cases involving human remains found in vehicles and containers across the region